UNetLab requires a cluster with one or more correctly configured PVE hosts. This page contains all the commands needed to configure a PVE host.

Install the custom kernel for UNetLab

To enable L1 links, UNetLab needs a kernel with a specific patch. The kernel and patch are released in the unetlab-kernel repository . You can either download the correct release or compile your own using the provided script.

To download the custom kernel, run the following commands:

cd /usr/src
export TAG=6.8.8-3
wget https://github.com/dainok/unetlab-kernel/releases/download/${TAG}/proxmox-headers-${TAG}-pve-unl_${TAG}_amd64.deb
wget https://github.com/dainok/unetlab-kernel/releases/download/${TAG}/proxmox-kernel-${TAG}-pve-unl_${TAG}_amd64.deb

Now, install the custom kernel:

apt-get update
apt-get install -y build-essential
dpkg -i proxmox--${TAG}-pve-unldeb

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